Shakur Stevenson revealed that the choices that he’s contemplating signing with as a free agent are Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Mayweather Promotions.
Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) turned down a $15 million, five-fight provide from High Rank to re-ink with them, and he nonetheless feels bitter about them being unable to land the fights that he wished towards Vasily Lomachenko and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
Matchroom and Mayweather Promotions within the Working
In an interview this week, Shakur spoke of a conspiracy of High Rank attempting to make him look dangerous final Saturday night time by ESPN displaying followers departing the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey, properly earlier than the tip of his struggle towards Artem Harutyunyan. Stevenson believes this was performed in retaliation for his not re-signing with High Rank.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has made it identified that he would like to signal WBC light-weight champion Shakur to his secure, which might additional beef it on the U.S aspect.
The Problem of Turning into a PPV Attraction
Hearn lately signed IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, arguably essentially the most essential signee to his secure since inking Anthony Joshua in 2013 after he captured an Olympic gold medal within the London Olympics in 2012.
Shakur isn’t that type of expertise in comparison with Joshua and Boots Ennis, however he can be good to have round for use for a brief contract of 1 or two fights. It might solely work for Hearn or Mayweather Promotions if they will land the cash fights towards Gervonta Davis or Vasily Lomachenko.
Stevenson hasn’t proven the flexibility to turn out to be a PPV attraction, and he gained’t be value a lot if he’s matched towards weak opposition. Floyd Mayweather Jr. can be losing his time by signing Shakur and setting gentle opposition for a few years to create faux hype to hustle. The followers gained’t purchase into trickery to create a faux star.
“I’ve acquired nothing however respect and love for Floyd [Mayweather]. He’s been speaking to me rather a lot and serving to me out. I feel Eddie Hearn is likely one of the finest promoters. High Rank have ESPN, however promotion-wise, Eddie Hearn is a greater promoter,” mentioned Shakur Stevenson to NajiChill’s YouTube channel on who he’s narrowed down his decisions to signal with as a free agent.
It’s unclear what Hearn plans on doing with Shakur if he indicators him to his Matchroom secure as a result of if he can’t hammer out a deal for him to struggle Lomachenko or Tank Davis, these are the one choices he has:
– Andy Cruz
– Jack Catterall
– Subriel Matias
– Liam Paro
– Richardson Hitchins
– Regis Prograis
– Jaron Ennis
